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EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

The voter register and its maintenance must be conducted within a realistic timeframe.


Obligations

  • Periodic Elections

Election Parts

  • Voter Registration

Issues

  • Voter Registration and the Fulfillment of Human Rights

Criteria

  • There was adequate time for the voter registration process, including exhibition of preliminary lists and opportunities for challenges and corrections

Quotes

  • There must be regular updates, at least once a year, so that municipal (local) authorities get into the habit of performing the various tasks involved in updating at the same time every year. Where registration of voters is not automatic, a fairly long time period must be allowed for such registration.
  • Fulfillment of the following criteria is essential if electoral registers are to be reliable: ii. there must be regular up-dates, at least once a year. Where voters are not registered automatically, registration must be possible over a relatively long period.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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